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About March 2023

Apr07
by on April 7, 2023 at 10:00 am

A series of four panel comics, all rendered in magenta and green. The first comic, ON EMERGE: In the first panel, the silhouette of a tree is seen before outlines of buildings. Two birds tweet softly on its branches. The narration begins: "it still feels like winter." In the second panel, Emily lies on a couch, covered almost entirely by a blanket. She opens her eyes tentatively to the noise. The narration continues: "but this morning I can hear birds in the tree outside our front window." In the third panel, Emily sits up from the couch, stretching her arms and back, eyes closed. The narration continues: "I am going to walk down to the used bookstore this afternoon. Work on some comics. Maybe make something nice for dinner." In the fourth panel, we zoom in on her hand, reaching up toward the ceiling. The narration concludes: "I am through the hardest part of the season, and I'm ready to start flying again." The second comic, ON REFLECTION: In the first panel, we see a tight shot of Emily sitting on a couch, holding a beer, surrounded by friends happily chatting. She laughs. The narration begins “lately I’ve wished I could have a moment to view myself from the outside.” In the second panel, Emily is seen from the chest up, facing the camera. There are silhouettes of her behind her, growing smaller as they fade into the distance. The narration continues: “see the version of myself that everyone else does.” In the third panel, a single hand reaches out from the right side of the panel. Three other hands reach out from the left to meet it. The narration continues: “would I see that she is deserving of the love so freely given?” In the fourth and final panel, Emily is clutching both of her hands together in front of her chest. Light pours from them, seeping through her fingers. The narration concludes: “that I am, that I am.” The third comic, ON FURTHER EXPLORATION: In the first panel, Emily sits up on the couch, legs covered by a blanket, looking at her phone with her glasses off. Her expression is tired and concerned. The narration begins: "Is this just a self-esteem problem or does it all run deeper." In the second panel, we zoom in on her phone screen, showing a search for "treatments for depression." The narration continues: "Something with my brain that I just can't think myself out of." In the third panel, we zoom in on her phone screen even more as she scrolls through a page. The narration takes up most of the space, but under her thumb, we see an article talking about the use of medication in depression treatment. The narration continues: "Or is this all simply learned, and the process of unlearning is THIS slow and painful and winding." In the fourth panel, Emily rubs her eye, still sitting on the couch. Her narration concludes: "I don't even know how to begin to figure that out."

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Just Some Suggestions

Mar10
by on March 10, 2023 at 11:00 am

A five panel, full color comic. Above all of the panels, a title reads "Emojis That I Think Should Exist." The first panel is labeled "Special Agent Dale Cooper Thumbs Up." In the panel, a text conversation is shown, starting with messages on the left asking "want to do tofu for dinner?" This question is responded to on the right with an image of Special Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks giving a thumbs up. The second panel is labeled "Ouroboros." In the panel, a text conversation begins with messages on the left asking "wyd?" The messages on the right respond "oh you know" and then with an image of a snake eating its own tail. The messages on the left reply with "wait what" before their texts are cut off by the panel. The third panel is labeled "The 'I Know I Need To Communicate When I Could Use Some Extra Care But That Kind Of Vulnerability Feels Impossible Right Now" Salamander. In the text conversation, the messages on the right send an image of a salamander. The messages on the left reply with "ahhh" and then "want me to stop by later?" The reply to this is cut off by the panel. The fourth panel is labeled "Pride Heart But Lately It's Finding More Comfort In The General Umbrella Of 'Queer' And Frankly Why Do You Need To Know More." The messages on the right start with "So what's your deal?" which is then replied to with a rainbow heart with sparkles, followed by an image of a person shrugging. The messages on the right then continue with "i'm just some guy." The fifth panel is labeled "Hedgehog In A Hat." It shows, as written, an image of a hedgehog in a fetching top hat.

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A Spicy Proposition

Mar03
by on March 3, 2023 at 4:04 pm

A full color comic. Throughout, two characters, Emily and Em, interact. Emily has short brown hair, glasses, and is wearing a gray hoodie. Em also has short, darker brown hair, and is wearing a yellow tank top. In the first panel, Emily and Em sit in the living room on neighboring couches, eating tacos. Sparkles and a pink glow emits from Emily as she says "Oh my god, Em...these tacos are so good." Em, next to her, gives a stoic thumbs up. In the second panel, Emily continues to eat as Em looks down at the taco in their hand. "I think I want to make a salsa verde sometime though," they start, "instead of store bought. You can control the spice that way." In the third panel, we zoom in on Emily. She leans to the right as she smiles and says "Well, you know what they say--" In the fourth panel, Em looks over at Emily, who is now off panel, raising their eyebrow in curiosity. In the fifth panel, we zoom in on Emily, raising a finger and her brows raising, a conspiratorial look on her face. "He who controls the spice--" she begins to quote. In the sixth panel, we cut back to Em, whose expression has immediately fallen as the background darkens. In the seventh panel, we zoom even more on Emily, only her face filling up the entire panel. She finishes the quote, "--controls the universe." In the eight panel, Em, whose expression has not changed, simply replies "no."

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